Thursday, 23 February 2017

A FAITHFUL FRIEND

PRAYER PAUSE


Friday 24 February 2017


A FAITHFUL FRIEND


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “A faithful friend is a sure shelter, whoever finds one has found a rare treasure.” (Sira 6:5-17)



Reflection. Rare? Is it so rare to find a good friend? Perhaps we are blessed with some? There may be many we know but few with whom we would feel free to go beyond chatter to share openly and deeply. Maybe that is rare? I have known old people whose former friends seem to have melted away. Few visit them in their weakness and diminishment. The greatest friend, of course, should be our spouse. But even here, as we well know, there may be marriage but not real friendship. And true friendship prepares us, introduces us, to eternal friendship with the One who is the origin of all relationship, all friendship.,  

Prayer. Lord, help us to nourish our friendships. Help us to reach out to others and explore the “space between” us. Amen.





























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